Avengers: Reader Inserts

Rudely In Love ~ Tony Stark x Reader

Word Count: 1,650ish

Summary: You and Tony are in love with each other, but neither of you can see it. Tony is afraid of his feelings, so he starts treating you poorly.

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"Hey, Tony," you greeted, coming into the lab. "I finished the paperwork for you. I thought that you-"

"I really don't have time, right now, Y/N," Tony said, quite rudely, as he continued working.

"Just, Fury wants these tomorr-"

"Then just leave them on my desk. I'll get to them later."

"Okay," you mumbled. "See you later, Tony." The man didn't even make it seem like he had heard you. You sighed. "See you later, Bruce."

"Have a good day, Y/N," Bruce replied with a small smile as you hurried out of the lab.

You had been a part of the Avengers since the beginning. You had been a free lance shot for hire until Fury found you and convinced you to help him, just mere weeks before the Battle of New York. Your skills had been helpful during the battle and on missions since. And you got along with everyone on the team. Well, you used to get along with everyone. For the past few months, Tony had been growing increasingly more rude to you. For no obvious reason. And it hurt. The two of you had been close friends until the change of attitude. And you had even developed feelings for the man, but it was clear to you that he didn't feel the same.

You couldn't have been more wrong though. Tony had fallen in love with you. But he struggled to show it. He was scared, ever since Pepper broke it off, that you'd leave him for the same reasons she did. He was an all night workaholic with serve PTSD. You had understood that as a friend, but you hadn't ever seen the full extent. And Tony was afraid of what would happen if you did. So, he decided to push down his feelings and, in turn, push you away.

It hurt the team to watch what was happening. They all knew that the two of you had feelings for one another. And they thought that someone was going to confess before Tony started acting so rude. You had always been so fun loving and happy, but you were slowly losing that as Tony grew meaner and meaner. But you refused to say anything mean about him, cause, sadly, you still loved him.

Bruce watched with worried eyes as you hurried out of the lab, which you used to spend hours in, keeping him and Tony company.

"You know, you could have used a nicer tone," Bruce suggested as he got to work. "Y/N was just trying to help you."

"She was just trying to annoy me," Tony said. "And I've finally started to see it."

"She has never been nothing but nice to you. And it hurts to see you treat her to poorly. Everyone, but her, knows that you actually love her. You're just too scared to get hurt." Tony ignored Bruce. "Just, please, be kinder too her. I could feel the Other Guy wanting to come out because of the way your were acting, and we really don't need him making a mess of things too."

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It was team movie night, the first one in months. And, usually, Tony and you would sit next to each other, basically cuddling on the love seat. So the team, who was already seated, had left the love seat open. They were all silently hoping that it would help with whatever was going on. Tony arrived into the room first, immediately going to his usual spot. But as soon as you arrived, he propped his legs up, taking up your spot. You saw what Tony did and looked around the room to see if there was another spot. Sadly, there wasn't and you sighed before heading over.

"Hey, Tony," you said quietly. "Mind if I sit next to you?"

"Sorry, the seats taken," he answered, not even bothering to look at you. All the team though was trying not to stare at the seen.